Clinical trials: Infection Prevention
Infections
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Cefazolin 3gm DUPLEX in Adults
This study is designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single 3 gm dose of cefazolin from a DUPLEX container, in adult subjects (weighing >/= 120 kg) scheduled for surgery.
- Trial name
- 3gCefPK (NCT05205486)
- Testing
- Cefazolin 3gm for Injection USP and Dextrose Injection USP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- B. Braun Medical Inc.
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Prevention
A Study to Evaluate Different Dose Levels of Ad26.COV2.S in Healthy Adolescents From 12 to 17 Years Inclusive
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and humoral immune response of Ad26.COV2.S administered intramuscularly (IM) as a 1-dose schedule or as a 2-dose schedule (56-day interval) in adolescents.
- Trial name
- HORIZON 2 (NCT05007080)
- Testing
- Ad26.COV2.S
- Where
- 18 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Suptavumab (REGN2222) for the Prevention of Medically Attended RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Infection in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and immunogenicity of suptavumab (REGN2222) in infants born no more than 35 weeks, 6 days gestational age who are no more than 6 months of age…
- Trial name
- NCT02325791
- Testing
- Suptavumab 30 mg/kg, Suptavumab 30 mg/kg- 1 Dose, Suptavumab 30 mg/kg - 2 Doses
- Where
- 205 sites in United States, Australia and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 1,177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Malaria
Trial to Evaluate L9LS in Healthy Adults
Background: Malaria is a parasitic disease carried by mosquitoes in tropical areas. There is no vaccine to prevent malaria infection. If not treated right away, it can become serious or deadly.
- Trial name
- VRC 614 (NCT05019729)
- Testing
- VRC-MALMAB0114-00-AB, Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) sporozoite challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Influenza
Feasibility of Cocooning Immunization Strategy With Influenza Vaccine
Influenza causes epidemics of respiratory infection in young children each winter. Young children, particularly those under 6 months of age are most vulnerable to suffering from complications secondary to influenza infection.
- Trial name
- Piiitch (NCT00570037)
- Testing
- Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tuberculosis
Evaluation of Safety, Immunogenicity, and Prevention of TB With AERAS-404 and BCG Revaccination in Healthy Adolescents
Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Partially Blinded Phase II Study to Evaluate Safety, Immunogenicity, and Prevention of Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis of AERAS-404 and BCG Revaccination in Healthy Adolescents
- Trial name
- NCT02075203
- Testing
- AERAS-404, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 989 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aeras
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Evaluation of Many Men, Many Voices, An STD/HIV Prevention Intervention for Black MSM
The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the "Many Men, Many Voices" HIV/STD prevention intervention is effective in reducing HIV sex risk behaviors and increasing HIV testing among African-American men who…
- Trial name
- 3MV (NCT00137631)
- Testing
- Many Men, Many Voices (3MV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Acellular Pertussis, Tetanus
US-licensed Combined Vaccine Against Tetanus & Diphtheria, Given With US-licensed Vaccine Against Meningococcal Disease
New immunization recommendations in the US include vaccination of adolescents against pertussis and meningococcal disease. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
- Conditions
- Acellular Pertussis, Tetanus, Diphtheria
- Trial name
- NCT00282295
- Testing
- Boostrix®, Menactra™
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section
STRIPES Study: Study To Reduce Infection Post cEsarean Section
The objective of this study is to determine if the use of chlorhexidine gluconate cloths prior to cesarean section reduce the rate of infectious morbidity (i.e. surgical site infections, endometritis).
- Conditions
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section, Infectious Morbidity, Surgical Site Infections
- Trial name
- NCT02402907
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Streptococcal Infection, Gram-positive Bacterial Infection
Immune Response Induced by a Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus and Safety in Pregnant Women and Their Offsprings
The study investigated the immune response induced by the Group B streptococcus vaccine in healthy pregnant women. In addition, the study investigated the amount of vaccine induced antibodies which were transferred to the newborn.
- Conditions
- Streptococcal Infection, Gram-positive Bacterial Infection, Bacterial Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01446289
- Testing
- Group B Streptococcus Trivalent Vaccine
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Canada
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis
HIV Seroconversion, Stimulant Abuse
Biobehavioral Interventions for HIV-negative, Stimulant Using Men Who Have Sex With Men
This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy of a contingency management (CM) intervention compared to a yoked control condition for eliminating illicit stimulant use and for decreasing time to initiating post exposure prophylaxis…
- Trial name
- NCT01140880
- Testing
- Truvada
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friends Research Institute, Inc.
HIV/AIDS, Adherence, Medication
Interventions to Improve the HIV PrEP Cascade Among Methamphetamine Users
Despite increasing knowledge about and use of PrEP nationally, HIV continues to have disproportionate impact among cisgender men and transgender persons who have sex with men and transgender persons (MSM/TG), with methamphetamine…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Adherence, Medication, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03584282
- Testing
- Text Messaging, Peer Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Doxy-Post-exposure Prophylaxis
The goal of this project is to collect data regarding the ability of various oral doses of doxycycline to penetrate mucosal tissues in men and women to inform the combination of doxycycline with antiretrovirals (ARVs) for the…
- Trial name
- DOXY-PEP (NCT05853120)
- Testing
- Doxycycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV, Gonorrhea
Keep It Up! 2.0: A Comparison of Two Online HIV Intervention Programs for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) account for almost 70% of HIV diagnoses among all young people in the U.S. and are alone in facing an increasing rate of infections.
- Conditions
- HIV, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia
- Trial name
- KIU! (NCT01836445)
- Testing
- Keep It Up!, HIV Knowledge Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 901 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Urinary Tract Infection
Cranberry for UTI Prevention in Residents of Long Term Care Facilities
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect over 7 million men and women per year and cost the health care industry over 1 billion dollars annually.
- Trial name
- PACS (NCT00596635)
- Testing
- Once Daily Cranberry Capsule, Twice Daily Cranberry Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Beta Haemolytic Streptococcal Infection
Prevention of GBS Colonization Via Immunity
The group B streptococcus (GBS) vaccine study is being done to see if a single vaccination with a GBS type III vaccine can stop women from getting GBS type III bacteria in the vagina.
- Trial name
- NCT00128219
- Testing
- GBS III-TT, Tetanus and diptheria toxoids vaccine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Tuberculosis
Study of AERAS-402 in Healthy Infants
AERAS-402 will be given to infants of at least 16 weeks of age who have already been vaccinated with BCG to determine if AERAS-402 will increase protection of infants to tuberculosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01198366
- Testing
- AERAS-402 1.5 x 10^10 vp, AERAS-402 3.0 x 10^10 vp, AERAS-402 1.0 x 10^11 vp
- Where
- 7 sites in Kenya, Mozambique and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aeras
Sexually Transmitted Infection, Hiv
A Comprehensive HIV Prevention Package for South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women: IMARA SA
Programs which go beyond individual-level behavior change to reduce HIV and STI infections among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa are essential to meet global HIV targets.
- Trial name
- IMARA-SA pilot (NCT05504954)
- Testing
- IMARA-SA (intervention group), Health promotion control group
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Infection
Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Cesarean Deliveries
The current standard of care to prevent post partum infectious morbidities is to administer antibiotic prophylaxis to all women undergoing a cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT00805545
- Testing
- Antibiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hepatitis B, Liver Cirrhosis
Application of HBV Rapid Tests as a Tool for Wide-Use Screening
With over 280 000 chronic carriers, 2,500 new annual cases and 1,300 deaths each year, hepatitis B is currently a frequent and potentially severe disease in France, despite efforts towards prevention and effective care.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B, Liver Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Trial name
- OPTISCREEN-B (NCT01767597)
- Testing
- ELISA testing, Rapid testing
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Appliquée - Fondation Internationale Léon M'Ba